Smoking, fibrinogen and cancer mortality

Journal of the National Medical Association

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 328-333

  Everett, Charles J ^a   Wells, Brian J ^b   Frithsen, Ivar L ^a   Koopman, Richelle J ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fibrinogen; Neoplasm; Smoking

Indexed keywords

FIBRINOGEN;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN BLOOD LEVEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METASTASIS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESPIRATORY TRACT CANCER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; THORAX TUMOR; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANGIOGENESIS INDUCING AGENTS; FEMALE; FIBRINOGEN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NEOVASCULARIZATION, PATHOLOGIC; PILOT PROJECTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247185938     PISSN: 00279684     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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